. >> reporter: cynthia aranea is still in that neighborhood. he flew the teen up from boyle heights. she aspires to be an engineer. >> i never actually told you how proud, how thankful we are for having you in the community. not only as the leader, and someone who made it out, but we ... to us, you are tremendous. [ applause ] >> that just broke me. you can be hard all you want like i ain't going to cry. that just really ... you know, for her to ... you know, that just really hit my heart. >> reporter: well this product is very close to will.i.am's heart. it took him three years to build and develop. he has an entire team of engineers. we also want to point out that a lot of comparisons have been made to the apple watch. i asked will about that and he said apple has inspired him so much to even be considered a competitor is an honor. liz? >> we will have to see if it takes off. thanks betty. well betty also asked about colin kaepernick. will.i.am was an early investor in beats by dre, the headset that got cap in trouble with the nfl. they have